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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1898
Page
3
The article notes that how honey is packed influences buyer appeal and price. Comb honey in attractive packaging sells better, with potential price gains of two to four cents per pound. War-era packaging and labeled boxes enhance saleability, while makeshift boxes may reduce value.
A National Stockman note describes counter designs for grocers with glass fronts to protect snow white products from theft. It compares 12 and 41 section cases and mentions 48 section cases used little, favoring a 12 section or 3x4 arrangement, priced around 200 dollars per unit including rails and glass.
Sol Renaker, a Kentucky farm owner, praises geese for cleanliness and health. He notes geese keep feathers clean with ample water and wholesome food, avoid moldy corn, and fatten rapidly when properly cared for, while poor conditions lead to rapid death.
Article discusses keeping down surplus feed and feeding practices to improve poultry health and value. Emphasizes water quality for digestion and disease prevention. Advises careful breeding and roosters to avoid infertility and notes issues with avian stock in St Louis public notices.
Farmers Voice argues that despite low profits farmers enjoy good homes food and clothes. They are free from harsh supervision and pay is dependable, with farm life fostering strong families and health. The educated farmer is socially equal to city men, and contentment outweighs riches.
A historical note explains an outdoor cellar elevator that rolls up rails using pulleys and a rope to lift heavy barrels or boxes. It describes a sloped car-like design, a pit at floor level, and wheels with flanges. The feature appears in Willis W. Shear’s Farm and Home notes alongside sheep management cautions about scabby sheep and sanitation practices for sheds and pastures.
Practical hair care advice notes that a flattering style should be kept, with guidance on waves, crimping, and the Pompadour. It teaches cleansing with borax solution, drying away from heat, and using vaseline, avoiding damp rolling and recommending borax for dandruff and scalp health.
A pew brooch shaped like a star shows combined skill from several trades. It uses metal and a photograph finished with enamel like coating, with a delicate silver-enamel process for affixed photos. Also included are home crafts tips for pea soup, forcing flower bulbs, eyelash care, waterproof cloth repair, and matching wardrobe colors.
A fragment from a curious diary-like note describes turning old suede into an ornate Lucie kid work piece. A plum colored foundation, white kid overlay, blue paper backing, and silver thread details form a decorative mirror case with silver spangle accents and a silver twist fringe.
A Chicago News item describes a front mirror bound with a loosely woven braid, orange lining, and a silver loop tassel. It notes careful edging and a clean junction to the border. An antique letter case is simpler, using thin leather or kid gloves pasted to cartridge paper or glazed linen.
A column on monogram decor describes stylish uses for initials on furniture such as a piano and desk, plus personal wearables and accessories. It also surveys old fashioned herbal remedies and simple, practical kitchen desserts and puddings with step by step hints and playful asides.
A collage of fables and sketches in a rustic Germanic voice. The wolf and bear debate if a stump is a tree, leading to a fatal pitfall for obstinacy. A man taunts an elephant with compliments to lure him, while a beetle’s sting exposes the creature’s vanity. A fox seeks to please all, discovers no one’s friend, and lessons on misdirected kindness follow. Also included are moral sketches about crows, weather desires, and dolls of famous women.
A collection of oddities and social quirks from early America plus a courtroom anecdote. A lawyer recalls defending a murder case in a southern town and a witness sparked cross examination with a stack height joke. The tale ends with the witness deemed credible until the stack remark changes the course.
Detroit readers recall an odd tale of two geology aficionados who never met before sharing a late night chat about fossils. A host praised a visitor for his passion then revealed a missing prized fossil had vanished only to reappear in the visitor’s jacket. The anecdote ends with a quip on art and conscience and a reminder that humor hides a warning about mislaid treasures.
A quaint quotation notes that after speech forms emerge a need for discipline. It contrasts a talking baby with a lively kangaroo, suggesting the animal is on its last legs yet still active in spirit.
A fragmented OCR note hints at a peculiar era, with garbled names and stray letters suggesting a dated publication. The readable bits imply a fleeting remark on a time period, without clear events, places, or people identifiable from the legible text.
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